A father sends a note to his son and across the city children are held closer

A father sends a note to his son and across the city children are held closer

Michael Davey says his son Jack,who was killed when an SUV careered through a fence at a Hawthorn East primary school,blessed his family with love for 11 years.

  • byLachlan Abbott,Cassandra Morgan andMelissa Cunningham

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‘They wouldn’t even know who I am’:Injured traffic controller speaks from hospital

‘They wouldn’t even know who I am’:Injured traffic controller speaks from hospital

In his first public comments since being hit by a car on a busy Brisbane road,a traffic controller has slammed companies over their attitudes to safety.

  • byCloe Read
‘Everybody adored him’:Jack Davey remembered after horror school crash
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‘Everybody adored him’:Jack Davey remembered after horror school crash

Classmates say the 11-year-old killed in the Hawthorn East school playground crash was a sporty,gentle and kind boy.

  • byCassandra Morgan andAlex Crowe
Perth driver claims ‘kangaroo defence’ in fatal hit-and-run trial

Perth driver claims ‘kangaroo defence’ in fatal hit-and-run trial

A Perth man has gone on trial accused over the fatal hit-and-run of an elderly man who was riding an e-bike on the Mitchell Freeway in Kingsley in 2022.

  • byEzra Holt andHeather McNeill
‘Kiss and go’,the drop-off sign at Auburn South Primary advises. But not today
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‘Kiss and go’,the drop-off sign at Auburn South Primary advises. But not today

Parents hurry outside the school clutching flowers. A father’s arm on a small shoulder,a mother and daughter arms entwined. It is a day to hold children close.

  • byTony Wright
Victoria may end automatic licence loss for drivers testing positive for cannabis

Victoria may end automatic licence loss for drivers testing positive for cannabis

Advocates and patients say it’s time the law was modernised to reflect the use of medicinal cannabis.

  • byBroede Carmody andClay Lucas
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One passenger per car:New rules for WA P-platers

One passenger per car:New rules for WA P-platers

West Australian P-platers will be restricted to having just one passenger in their cars under a new road safety rule,to be known as Tom’s Law.

  • byHeather McNeill
Family ‘totally devastated’ after truck crashes through house,killing elderly couple

Family ‘totally devastated’ after truck crashes through house,killing elderly couple

A family and tight-knit community are mourning a beloved elderly couple after a truck crashed through their bedroom,killing the pair.

  • byLachlan Abbott andCassandra Morgan
Sydney man on way to work killed in horror crash

Sydney man on way to work killed in horror crash

Police say they were following a Holden sedan early on Tuesday morning when it smashed into a hatchback,killing the 49-year-old driver.

  • byCatherine Naylor
The small tweaks bringing big change to Sydney streets

The small tweaks bringing big change to Sydney streets

This street corner’s transformation has been praised by experts – but they fear most other roads are going backwards.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Police plead for safer driving after multiple WA crashes including deaths of two women

Police plead for safer driving after multiple WA crashes including deaths of two women

In addition to the fatal Indian Ocean Drive crash,a Honda sedan also ploughed through a Nando’s restaurant at Mount Lawley.

  • byAlex Condon